Washing-machine.



A. 0.00LUNS 91. E. YOUNG.A

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MN.4. me.

'Patented May 16, 1916.

Wl T/VESSES:

A TTOR/VE YS A. C. COLLINS L l. E. YOUNG.

2 SHEETS-SHEET?.

ATTORNEYS' Patented Mny16,1'916.

WASHING MACHINE APELxcATmN man 1AN.4,1916.'

52.5"@ 5mi/WE ments in Washing-Machines,

aan casses comme .AND JONATHAN smania YOUNG, or coNNEaU'r, oino.

l WASHING-momma.

To all 'whom t may concern. Be it known that weAsA CL COLLINS and JONATHAN vE. YOUNG, citizens of the United States, and residents of Conneaut, 'in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improveof which the following-is a specification.

Our invention is an improvement in wash ing machinesand the invention has for its obJect to provide a machine of the character specified, wherein a rotatable container of cylindrical form is provided for the cloth-` ing, which is mounted to rotate in a second container of similar form and adapted to containa liquid charged with a detergent,

. and wherein mechanism is provided in connection with the first named container, for scooping up a portion of the liquid and passing it into the said first named container, and forcingitthrou h contained in the container, i? tion of the said first named container, and wherein heating mechanism is provided in connection with the said second named conuring the rotatainer forheating the liquid during theoperation of the machine.

In the drawings: Figure 1 isa vertical section through the improved washing'ma-A chine; Figf '2 is a similar view showing the parts in a diiferent position; Fig. 3 is a section on the line `3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4

is a perspective view of a ortion of the inner container, showing t e door and itsl mounting.

I-n the present embodiment of the invention, a container for the liquid is provided,

the said container being in the form of a substantially cylindricalcasing 1, and this casing is provided with an opening which is normally closed by a door, the said door consisting of an arch-shaped portion 2 andL plain portions 3 integraltherewith, and the portion 2 of the door is hinged to the casing, as indicated at 4, to permit the door to swing into open or closed position.

The length of the roition 2 of thedoor is somewhat greater t an one-fourth of the circumference of the casin and each of the plain portions '3 of the oor is somewhat greater than one-fourth of the area of the.

sides of the casing. Thus when the door is o en free access is permitted to the interior o? the casing 1, and to the interior ofv the the clothing 1 containerv which holds the '1 is supported by a Patented May 16, 1916. 'Application led January 4, 1916. Serial No. 70,241.

framework, consisting of vertical uprights or standards 5, and connecting cross bars 6 and longitudinally extendin bars 7, all of the bars 6 and 7 and the uprights 5 being of angle material as shown. The container is so arranged with res eet to the supporting frame, that one-hal within the frame, and the other half is above the upper level of the frame, as clearly shown in Figs. l to 3 inclusive.

Bearings 8 are arranged on the longitudinally extending bars 7 at their centers, and a shaft 9 is ournaled on the bearings. This shaft exten s through the central openings in the ends of the container or casing 1, and the inner container to be later 'described is secured to the shaft.

Hubs 10 are secured to the shaft near each end thereof, and each of the hubs 10 is provided With radial arms. 11, and with an annular rib 12 at the inner side of the arms..

of the containeiL is A cylindrical hub 13 has its ends fitting over the ribs 12 of the hubs 10, andthe arms 11 of the hubs are secured to the ends 14 of the inner container. Each. of these ends 14 is in the formof a disk, having a marginal outwardlyextendin flange 15, and the peripheral wall 16 o the inner container is secured to the ribs 15, by means of rivets 17 18, the'said perforations being arranged asl shown in Fi 1, in annular series, the innermost'series eing nearer together than the openings of the other series.

The inner container or casing is provided with a door Opening, which is normally closed by a door 19, which is lhinged to the wall 16 of4 the container, in the manner shown in Fig. 4. Eachhinge consists of two similar leaves, and each leaf is angular in form, consisting of a portion 20 secured 'to the door, or to the peripheral wall vof the container, anda portion 21 extending at an obtuse angle to the portion 20..

Each of the portions 21 .is provided with with a handle 23 for convenience in opening and closing the same, and it is held in closed position during the operation of the washing machine, by means of the U-shaped clamps shown in Fig. 4. Eachof these clamps consists of a U-shaped portion 24,

' and a set screw 25. -Each of the U-sh'aped portions consists of a body rad-iai to the contailler, and arms extending inwardly, one of the arms of each clamp beinghinged to the adjacent disk 144, just inside the rib 15. The set screw 25 is threaded through 'the other arm, and the said set screw engages the outer face of the door 19, to press the same into close contact with the adjacent rib 15.

The inner container lll-16 is provided lwith means for scooping up the detergent 'liquid held in the outer casing and for forcing it through the garments held therein. Each of these scooping up mechanisms as shown particularly in Figs. 1 and 2, is a rane in the form of an angle plate, consisting of portions 26 and 27 extending at an acute angle w'ith'respect to each other. The portion 2G of each vane laps upon the inner face of the peripheral, wall 16 of the inner. container, and is secured to the peripheral portion by rivets 28a. The portion 27 of each vane extends through a slot or passage in the peripheral wall of the inner casing and for some distance outside of vthe said peripheral wall. j

At each of the passages 28 in the peripheral wall of the inner casing a pair of ribs is provided, by bending the material Aof the peripheral wall inwardly and out- A "ardly formnig ribs 29 and 30, respectively.-

r{lie-portion 27 of each vane extends outwardly through the adjacent passage 28,

lapping upon the rib 30, and being securedthereto by rivets 31 or the like, and the rib 29 at each passage is bent inwardly at a slight angle with'respect to the portion 27 of the adjacentvane. The angle is suoli that were the rib or flange 29 extended, it would contact with the vane at the junction between' the portions`26 and 27.

The free edg'e of each rib or flange 29 is reinforced by doubling the material of the Vane back upon the body thereof, as Shown in Fig. 2. These ribs or vanes are arranged obliquely with respect to radii of the container,` andthe long axes of the said ribsor Yanes are parallel, and the vanes are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals. Each of the portions 27 of each rib or vane is arched transversely, and arranged with its concave face adjacent to the rib or flange 29. It will be evident that when the inner container is rotated with respect to thev outer container, in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 2, a portion i of the detergent liquid will be scooped up by the portion 27 of each vane. The liquid will tend to take the position shown in Fig.

1, that is, the vanes will tend vto carry the entire body of tlie liquid contained in the` outer casing around the shaft. A portion of the detergent liquid would, however, flow through each passage 28,and because of the tary movement of the liquid, vand to assist in forcing the liquid through the clothing in the4 inner container. The said'mechanism comprises an angle plate, consisting of a horizontal portion 32 and a vertical portion 33. The vertical portion I33 issecured to the frame and to the peripheral wall of the container, by means of rivets 34, and the portion 32 of the angle plate extends radially inward into the outer container, just far enough to permit the passage of the portion 27 ofthe blades or vanes. When the inner lcontainer isrotated as above mentioned, the abutment 32 will hinder the free rotary movement of the detergent liquid, and as each vane nears the abutment 32, a stream of water will beforcibly driven through the adjacent passage 28, into the inner container and through the interstices of the clothing contained in the -inner container. The\ peripheral wall 16 of the inner container -is provided with perforations 35, which are arranged at suitable intervals, to permit the passage of the liquid from* the' container, and to permit the free circulation of the liquid from the annular space between the two easings into the inner casing.

It will be understood from an inspection of Fig. 1, that the free edge of the door- 19 'of the inner casing is bent to form one of the ribs or flanges 29, and that one of the vanes 26e-27 is arranged at the hinged connection of the door, the portion 27 ofthe said vane extending through the space -be-v tween the edge of the door and the adjacent edge of the peripheral wal-l of the container. A pulley 36 is secured to the outer end of the shafts 9, and a belt 37 connects the pulley with a pulley 38 on the shaft of a suitable motor 39. which is arranged upon a platform or framework 40 below the outer container 1. In the present instance the motor is an electrical motor, but it is obvious that any other form of motor might be used. A heater 41 is also supported on the platform 40, the said heater being in the present 'instance a gas heater, and having controlling valves 42 for controlling the How of the fuel l to be cleansed is arranged l tei-gent, and

he forced through the meshes of the garments.

moves all foreign matter i3 is provided tate at the rate ing board.

uid will have to the burners. The burners of the heater are directly below the outer chamber, and by means of the container may be heated during the opera- 5 tion of the machine.

ln operation, when it is desired to use the machine, the inner cylinder is rotated to the 'position of Fig. l, where the door 19 is in register with the door 2 3. The clothing within the'inner container, in the annular space between the hub 13 and the peripheral wall 16 of the container. The outer container is partially filled with liquid, laden with a suitable dethe machine is ready for operation. The inner cylinder is rotated by means of the motor, and it Will be evident that as the cylinder rotates, the liquid Will be scooped up by. the vanes @A3-Q7, and Will openings 28, into the inner container. This liquid will be driven forcibly through the meshes of the garments to be cleansed, and will soften and dissolve the dirt and the like that may be held in the The liquid iS heated as the Washing process continues, so that the clothing is boiled as it is washed. The water is driven through the passages 28 with such force that it thoroughly refrom the clothing without injtry to the garments, since there g of the garments as in rub- After :he garments have been Washed, the liquid is :Trained ofi", and a drain nipple for permitting the drainage, the said nipple being normally closed by a plug il, or suitable valve. The clothes may be dried in the machine-after the Water has been drained eli', by setting the motor to root 4:5 R. P. M. during the drying process. The clothing may be dried as thoroughly as though they were run through a wringcr, or they can be dried sui iciently to make them ready for the iron` It uill he evidentr thatlat no time is the clothing handled by the operator. The hub 13 is for the purpose of preventing. the garments from winding and knotting around the sha vft so that the detergent liqaccess to every part of the clothing. A'lter thcl garments have been placed withinthe' central container or easburners the liquid in the ing, they are not handled again until they are remoyed thoroughly cleansed.

We claim:

drical casing, hubs at ,the ends of the easing formed with arms and inner ribs, the arms being secured to the outer faces of the casing ends with the ribs projecting inward from the inner faces of such ends, and a cylindrical member disposed within the casing and having of the hubs.

2. A rotary cylindrical washing member having longitudinal openings in its periphits ends litting over the ribs era. wall, inwardly and outwardly extend-` if l ing ribs at opposite sides of openings and vanes secured to the outer ribs and projecting through the openings to a distance beyond the inner side of the peripheral wall of the rotary member and having a curved portion attached to the said Wall in the rear of the outer rib.

3. A rotary cylindrical washing member having longitudinal openings in 4its periphthe longitudinal eral wall, and a vane for each of the open-A ings comprising members of unequal length haying a diverged arrangement, the longer member being curved and extending through an opening of the rotary member and projecting from opposite sides thereof, and the short member being disposed Within the rotary member and secured to the inner side of its peripheral wall.

4. In a washing machine, a rotary casing having longitudinal openings in its peripheral wall at regular intervals and having inner and outer ings consisting of bent portions of the Wall, the inner ribs being curved and forming one wall of passages, V-shaped vanes attached to the outer ribs, and having one portion extending through curving to form the other wall of the pas# sages, the projecting portions of the vanes forming scoops, the remaining members of the vanes being attached to the inner side ot the peripheral .wall of the casing.

' ASA CASSUS COLLINS.

JONATHAN ELM ER Y YOUNG. Signed in presence of` RUTH DoRMAN, A. B. PITCHER.

ribs at the sides of the openthe openings and 55 l. In a Washing machine, a rotary cylin- 

